Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!ncar!gatech!gtss!chas
From: chas@gtss.UUCP (Charles Cleveland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Cross posting (IPC) stuff to .tech?
Message-ID: <236@gtss.UUCP>
Date: 26 Mar 88 21:36:58 GMT
References: <7722@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <7689@oberon.USC.EDU>
Reply-To: chas@gtss.UUCP (Charles Cleveland)
Organization: Georgia Tech School of Physics
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In article <7689@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>At this point is seems 100% certain that comp.sys.amiga.tech is a GO, with
>that name, so I myself will NOT cross prst. Bryce has given us some GOOD
>examples of what should be there and what should not.
>
>Also from a quick look at the path of the people that posted to 
>comp.sys.amiga.tech, it is clear that it is already widely distributed.

If you look at the distribution paths and find sources widely dispersed
it is only because sysadmins like me resolutely resolve not to drop groups
just because we get mail from 'news' several times a week reminding us
that we are carrying non-standard newsgroups (by name, with detailed
instructions for dropping them [detailed, hell, you could practically
feed the mail message directly into sh]).  Many people are going to get
tired of this onslaught and delete the groups, effecting everyone downstream.

Like it or not, the backbone has power.  Keep crossposting until the
group becomes official.  The idea you need may come from someone who
can't get .tech.  When .tech becomes official (which I too have no doubt of)
the crossposting can stop.

If this is not timely, I apologize -- I've been at a conference.
-- 
-Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.-

Charles Cleveland    Georgia Tech School of Physics    Atlanta, GA 30332
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